BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 



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is made up of inert material such as fine clay ground or mixed 

 with raw linseed oil and thinned with turpentine to the con- 

 sistency of thick cream. The paste filler is hard to apply, 

 since an excess' must be used in order that all pores may be 

 thoroughly filled. The excess is then wiped off. The sur- 

 face should dry from twenty-four to forty-eight hours. The 

 final treatment may be shellac and two or three coats of 

 varnish, or three or four coats of varnish without the shellac. 

 Each coat should be rubbed with fine sandpaper or wire wool 

 after becoming thoroughly hard. 



Covering Capacity of Paint 

 Area (sq. ft.) 



18 

 Area (sq. ft.) 



200 



= lb. white lead in oil (3 coats) 



= gal. white lead in paint (or ready mixed) (1 coat) 



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lb. paint will cover 3^ yd. wood, first coat 



lb. " " " 5 " " second coat 



lb. " " " 3 " brick, first coat 



lb. " " " 4 " " second coat 



lb. putty (wall and ceiling) will cover 20 yd. 



lb. wax 



lb. glue sizing (2 gal. water) 



gal. mixed paint will cover 



gal. 



gal. 



gal. 



gal. 



gal. 



gal. 



gal. shellac 



gal. water stain on wood 



gal. " " " " 



gal. spirit " 



gal. oil 



gal. shingle " 



gal. paste filler 



gal. liquid " 



gal. enamel 



Wax floor finishing. In order to give a floor a wax finish 

 it is necessary first to prepare the floor by scraping and 



